Toy machine gun



M 3, 3 E. J. LALUMIERE 1,794,411

T0? MACHINE GUN Filed Jan. 9, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 /7 Mfg #47 I n venior 257 216 Z@Zz0mzre A ttomey March 3, 931. E. J. LALUMIERE TOY 'MACHINE GUN Filed Jan. 9. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 f I I, n

Inventor 232/2229 .fjaiwnz'ae Attorney Patented Mar. 3, 1931 TOY MACHINE GUN Application filed January 9, 1930. Serial No. 419,622..

This invention relates to an improved toy machine gun characterized by certain new and refined improvements cooperating in producing a novel structural entity constituting a unique and distinctive contribution to the art.

Briefly stated, the invention comprises a leg supported stand and a superstructure swivelly mounted thereon, said superstructure embodying a casing constituting a housing for the operating mechanism and equipped with an imitation barrel.

Novelty is predicated upon the construction and arrangement of the mechanism within the casing which-is especially designed for firing caps on a cap strip in an expeditious and successful manner,the arrangement being such as to insure the desired rapid fire action characteristic of a gun of this classification. The particular details and their cooperation and association will become more readily apparent from the following description and drawings. 95 In the drawings:

constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section through the major portion of the struc- 39 ture."

Figure 3 is an elevational view of the firing and feeding mechanism.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an end View of a duplex operating cam.

Figure 6 is a detail section on the line 6-6 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a detail sectional view through 40 the swivel mounting on the stand.

Figure 8 is a bottom plan view of the head of the stand.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary plan view of the cap strip.

As seen in the drawings in Figure 1, the

stand is designated by the reference charhead plate is provided with a central swiv- Figure 1 is an elevational view of a gun elled screw 14 which serves to fasten the adjusting yoke 15 thereto.

Pivotally connected to the yoke is the casing or housing 16 which is provided at its bottom with lugs 17 fascilitate placement of the roll of caps. Incidently. the caps are on a strip generally designated by the reference character 21 and the caps themselves are distinguished by the numeral 22.

A suitable bracket is provided in the housing to accommodate the roll of caps, The

strip is fed through a guide tube priate curvature. This tube is 23 of approfastened on a U-shaped bracket 24 on the interior of the housing. ,The numeral 25Jdesignates a dis-J charge neck for the usedcapsand-26represents the imitation barrel.

I call'attention to the factthat left hand arm 27- of theibraoketconstitutes an abutment against which the impact-end of the spring pressedplunger 28 strikesx This spring pressed plunger is in the nature ofa strip of metal havinglongitudinal slotv 29 formedtherein as seen in Figure 2 and it is urged in one direction-under the action of a coiled spring 30: and the spring isadusted through the medium of an adjusting screw 31. These parts are associated with a guide cylinder 32 supported betweenthe bracket.

the arms of Attached to thecentral portionof the cylinder and rising therefromare supporting .90

cars 34 for a crank 35. ,This crank has an arm 36 at one end which engages with the actuating pin 37 (see Figure 6) carried by the spring pressed plunger. The crank functions primarily to actuate afeeding finger 36 L to engage the caps successively which isv of resilient nature and arranged and to feed the strips along between the impact plunger and the abutment or handle bracket; as seen inFig. 2.

arm of the A companion retaining finger or keeper is designated by the reference character 37 and this is arranged to prevent retrograde sliding of the cap strip 21.

I now call attention to the reference character 38 which designates a rotatably mounted shaft having a handorank 39 on one end located for convenient use by the operator. The inner end of the shaft is provided with a duplex cam generally designated by the reference character 40' and this comprises cam elements 41 and 42 respectively arranged for successively engaging the pin 37 for actuating the plunger. 7

In practice, the roll of caps are placed on the supporting bracket, inside of the housing, and the freeend is passed through the tube 23 and along :the top of the cylinder 30! Then the extremity is brought down between the hammer ends of the plunger 28 and the handle arm 27 as seen in Figures 2 and.;3. In fact, the extremity of the cap strip 'is carried on through and out of the neck 25 as shown plainly in Figure-2.

By grasping the handcra-nk 29 and-turn.- ingit'in the propendirection, the shaft 38 will be rotated rapidlyto actuate the duplex elements of the cam 40. These elements will successively engage the pin 47 on the plunger and force it back against the tension of the s rin 30, As the elements successivel release the pin, the spring 30 comes into play and forcibly brings the hammer end of the plunger against the caps on the strip, thus producing the desired explosion.

Each time the pins 37 goes back, the crank 35 is operated to in turn actuate the feeding V finger "36, thus feeding the caps along in a step-by-step or successive manner, As before stated, the finger 37 prevents backward feeding or retrograde action of the strip. Thus, it will be seen that by rapidly turning the shaft 38, the duplex cam will actuate the fire the caps in rapid succession simulating machine guns when firmg. r A careful conslderatlon of the descriptlon,

located for convenient manipulation by the operator, and a duplex cam on the opposite end of the shaft located for cooperation with for accommodating a roll of explosive caps,

an U-shaped bracket mounted in said housing, one of the arms thereof constituting an impact anvil, a cap guide tube carried by-said bracket, a cylinder mounted between the arms of said bracket and having a longitudinal slot: formed in the opposite side thereof, a

spring pressed impact plunger arranged in said cylinder, and having a slot in registry -with the slots of said cylinder, the hammer end of said plunger being arrang'edfor cooperation; with rsaid: anvil a rotary shaft mounted in said housing, ahand crank on one end of the'shaft located for convenient operation by the='operator ,and a duplex cam on the opposite end of the shaft, together with an actuating pin' carried by said plunger said pin, a crank shaft mounted on said oyland arranged for COOPGIfitlOIl Wlllll the elements' of said cam. t

In testimony whereof I" affix my signature.

- EMILE 'J. LALUMIERE. i

pin 37 and in turn actuate the plunger and in connection with the drawings, will enable the reader to obtain a clear understanding of the construction, the assembly, and the features and advantages as well as the operation. Therefore, a more lengthydescription is regarded as unnecessary. 4 '7 Minor changesin sha'pe,size and materials, and rearrangement of details coming within the field of invention claimed may beiresorted to in actual practiceif desiredl I ai 7 1. In a'toy oftheclass described, a casing, v a cylinder in said casing, a spring-pressed plunger in said cylinder, an impact anvil with which the hammer end of said plunger is co-operable, an actuating pin carried by said plunger, a rotatably mounted shaft, a

handcrankcarried by one end of the shaft 

